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Trafield
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Apr. 14, 2003
CIA official expected here soon to monitor 'roadmap'
By HERB KEINON
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1050286976478
Jeff O'Connell, a former head of the Central Intelligence Agency's Tel Aviv station, is slated to return to Israel immediately after the publication of the US administration's
so-called 'roadmap' to Palestinian statehood to monitor its implementation, sources in Jerusalem said Monday.
According to these sources, O'Connell will be accompanied by a high-ranking State Department official.
The CIA has reportedly set up a special department to supervise and monitor the implementation of the 'roadmap'. In the past the CIA has had a small team in the region to monitor Palestinian reforms, and Prime
Minster Ariel Sharon has given his okay to a small US-led monitoring team for the 'roadmap' as well, the sources said.
In addition to sending over a monitoring team, the US, according to Israeli diplomatic officials, has been pressing Israel in recent days to release Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to Palestinian Authority prime minister-designate Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen).
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz spoke of the idea at Sunday's cabinet meeting, but said the possible release of Palestinian detainees had to do with relieving crowded prison conditions. He denied a prisoner release now would constitute a gesture to Abbas.
Diplomatic officials, however, said releasing an unspecified number of prisoners was one of the steps the US is urging Israel to take to "help
Abu Mazen succeed."
Another US request is for Israel to speed up the release of accumulated PA funds held by Israel since the outbreak of the violence.
In December Israel began transferring tax revenues on a monthly basis to the PA, and some two months ago set up a schedule of 12 graduated
payments whereby the NIS 2 billion in arrears payments would also be transferred. The US would like to see this processes carried out at a
quicker pace.
Meanwhile, despite Monday's meeting in Washington between Sharon's bureau chief, Dov Weisglass, and George W. Bush's National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice, diplomatic officials in Jerusalem were pessimistic the US would formally accept Israel's reservations to the 'roadmap' at this time.
Instead of getting bogged down with the reservations, the officials said, the Administration has made it clear it wants to see
implementation of the road map, and that an Israeli insistence on the reservations now would only lead to a diplomatic confrontation with the
US over the issue.
By immediate implementation of the 'roadmap', the US expects Abbas to begin collecting illegal Palestinian weapons and arresting Hamas activists. When this begins to happen, the officials said, Washington will expect Jerusalem to start dismantling settlement outposts that were
established after March 2001, when Sharon first took office.
The US, according to these officials, rejects Israel's interpretation that its steps must only be taken after there is true reform in the PA,
and after the terror stops.
The goal of the CIA monitors, according to these officials, will be to monitor who is doing what, and send reports back to Washington.
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Kindgo
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Primoa1970, wow its exciting! I believe Israel will not have much say in the matter. Dan. 9:27
doesn't say the Israel confirms the covanent, it says "He confirms the covanent with many"
I believe Russia, EU, UN, and the USA make up the many! They are the ones pushing this 'road map for peace' Sharon don't have a lot of choice.
We could be raptured outta here any time now!
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Primoa1970
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I don't know if anyone else heard about this but, Ariel Sharon is now looking to give up the borders of Israel to Palestine in order to secure peace. This is God's land ladies and gentlemen....promised to God's people way back in Genesis. This could be an extreemely significant event in our Christian history. The rapture of the church of Jesus Christ is alot closer than we think.
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